KAggie97 (2406), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA Jun 18, 2009 Bottle from GAManiac. Thanks, Grant! Pours a deep, dark black with a nice head of olive green. Aroma is plumb chocolate with a splash of smoky cherry. Hints of chocolate-soaked raisin, rum, maple syrup, dark chocolate, and a touch plumb mesh together to form a gooey glob of delicious. Thick, coating mouthfeel. A very nice and flavorful beer; I’d love one of these on a cold night. beerandIT (177), Richmond, Virginia, USA Jun 18, 2009 Pours dark red almost black with not much head. On the nose I get sweet candied sugar, and you can smell the wood, also get a plum smell on there as well. On the palate there is candied sugar, malts, wood, a hint of plum in there. Lacing the glass very well. Full bodied. Great beer. ketchepillar (475), Viña del Mar, Chile Jun 15, 2009 Aroma is like a homebrewer let his ferm temps get a little too high-unappealing weird fruitiness. Flavor has some nice dark malts and a bit of wood, but really not that much. kappldav123 (1789), Markkleeberg, Germany Jun 14, 2009 The bottle looks really good, the beer in the glass also. Starts strong-malty, firy-alcoholic. Quite woody. Complex maltiness, finish a little bit sweet. Very good beer! Big thanks to tish for the bottle! snakeoilpete (324), Seattle, Washington, USA Jun 11, 2009 On tap at Naked City. Pours Black with a large, foamy tan head. Nutty, malty, spicy aroma with a hint of alcohol. Roasty, earthy brown sugar malt taste. Full bodied and smooth. Buttery, spicy, woody finish. bobbypaulson (100), , Minnesota, USA Jun 10, 2009 This is the kind of beer that you can’t get anywhere else. If you are looking for a beer that is undeniably unique try this beer. Pour a very dark brown with a brown head. Smell is of sweet toasty sugar like a sweet BBQ. The taste is vanilla and maple and finishes warm like a good bourbon. pet3rman (206), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Jun 10, 2009 Bottle- Pours dark with small brown head.. Nice lacing.. Fantastic vanilla and caramel flavor.. Some toffee notes. Almost oaky. Nice mouthfeel, lasting finish. One of the good ones. yemenmocha (344), Glendale, Arizona, USA Jun 8, 2009 Pours near black, and opaque, with small brown head that doesn’t retain long.
Nose has an herbal tea, Cuisine of India aroma to it, with oaky flavors in the background.
Palate wise it is noticeably syrupy in body, with gooey roasted malt & maple up front, balanced by tartness from wood and hops. Carbonation carries through nicely and somehow the alcohol is entirely disguised.
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